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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Learner-Centered Staff Development

Session Purpose:
The purpose is to provide techniques to increase reading comprehension for
students, specifically Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students on the
state Reading assessments at the end of the school year.

Learning
Objective to Be Addressed: The learning objective is the use of graphic
organizers to support reading comprehension for English Language Learners in
4th Grade so that 70% of all 4th Grade low LEP students
meet or surpass the state Acceptable Standard on the state Reading assessment
at the end of the current school year.

Approving
Principal: Cindy Harrison

Presentation
Date: January 6, 2013

Grade Level:

4th
and 5th Grades (school wide)

Facilitator:

Stacy Williams

Location:

Underwood
Elementary (school site)

Start Time: 3:00
p.m.

End-Time: 3:45
p.m.

Learner-Centered Activity

Purpose

Description

Steps

Estimated Time

Prezi
Presentation

Develop
comprehension through the use of Graphic Organizers

Overview and Set
Objectives/Goals for Graphic Organizer Workshop

Present Goals

2 Minutes

Beginning Rating
on Standard

Link Standards
to Profession Learning

Rate Level of
Teacher Understanding and daily use of organizers in the classroom

Teachers rate
themselves according to the provided rubric. Status of overall ratings are
summarized.

3 Minutes

Book Discussion

Summarze/share
important ideas from professional reading completed by teachers prior to this
profession learning.

Use SIOPs book
as reference.

Lead discussion
of how teachers’ ideas for use ofthe Graphic Organizers according to SIOPs
reading in selected chapters.

5 minutes

Prezi

Develop use of
Graphic Organizers

Completetion of example
Concept Web

Fill a web out
together using the different types of graphic organizers and possible uses.

5 minutes

Prezi

Use Graphic
Organizers

Completetion of
Concept Webs

Divide teachers
into groups of 4 to 6 and use jigsaw method with books brought from their
classrooms to fill out various orgainizers.

20 minutes

Prezi

Graphic
Organizers to address ELL student needs

Match ELLneeds with additional strategies

Highlight concepts
that ELL students may need additional support and ways to accomplish the
support.

5 minutes

Prezi

Develop use of
Graphic Organizer in Classrooms

Reflect on
Graphic Organizer Use

Fill out the
“What Did You Learn” handout and pair to discuss how the organizers are
linked to each other and their uses.

1 comment:

Stacy, It looks good to me. I like your use of the Prezi to present:) I also like the idea of using graphic organizer to reach students that are struggling with reading comprehension. Teacher reflection and rating themselves on how they use these in class is a great way to get them started on the training. The only thing I see is a typo - lol - summarize in third line under purpose... and it looks like you are squeezing a lot into 45 minute just like I am.... this time constraint was hard for me given to goal.